Inspired Plywood Vase

I see these plywood turnings showing up more and more and wanted to give it a try. I give all the credit to LJ Jim Jakosk who really gave me the inspiration on his last plywood bowl. With a few hints from him, I gave it a try. It is 6 pieces of 3/4’’ baltic birch glued together. It stands 6’’ tall by 5 1/2’’ dia. I used a satin lacquer finish. Thanks in advance for the help Jim.

-- Dave, Downers Grove, Il. -------- When you run out of ideas, start building your dreams.

Woodshaver,helluvawreck, yes they turn out great. That’s what caught my eye too. Cajunpen, first of all let me thank you for the tint {POP} idea, I used a little in the sealer to give it life. As far as sanding goes, not as much as you think. Started with 150 grit,220,320, and finished with 400. After sealing I used 600 lightly between coats. Rick, don’t ask. When Jim said have a couple tools ready sharpened, he was not lying. The outside was nothing as bad as the inside for some reason.

-- Dave, Downers Grove, Il. -------- When you run out of ideas, start building your dreams.

Dave, you made an awesome vase. It is just beautiful. You made my day!! Plywood is not just for sheeting any more!!!Thanks for the plug on the inspiration.I got my inspiration from Bob Collins in Australia and can’t let it go!!

Shavings were hot too??????

-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!! Variety is the Spice of Life!!

joein10asee, ldl, that’s plywood, and yes its hard to believe. amazing——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jim, I want to thank you again for your help and inspiration. This could be addictive. And yes the shavings got hot. Can’t wait to try another.

-- Dave, Downers Grove, Il. -------- When you run out of ideas, start building your dreams.

peteg, Knothead62, give it a try, play with this stuff, it was a lot of fun. For shallower turnings like this, 5 1/2’’ deep, I used a hand made ewt like tool with a 19’’ deep reach for the most part and a # 3 ewt hollower. Thanks for looking guys.

-- Dave, Downers Grove, Il. -------- When you run out of ideas, start building your dreams.

Knothead62- -EWT Easy Wood Tools. A mfg. of replaceable carbide tip turning tools. They are very good tools for the beginners and pros alike. There are other manufactures out there with pretty much the same. I chose to make a few with a longer reach and heavy handle to get in deeper with better control. I’m sure safety is a issue why they don’t make them with a longer reach. ————————————————————————————————————————————————- dean—Thanks. The plywood I used had 13 layers.

-- Dave, Downers Grove, Il. -------- When you run out of ideas, start building your dreams.